It is now routine for patients to wait weeks —or even months — for a basic check-up. In emergency rooms, waits of 10 hours or ...

Throughout 2025, the federal government and several state healthcare systems advanced new restrictions on diversity, equity, ...

Amid the election-year debate over the future of health care in America, the PBS NewsHour explores the state of the U.S. health care system and how it compares to others worldwide. Houston, Texas, ...

If we do, then food must sit at the center of health policy, not at its periphery. It must be funded, studied and delivered ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs will slash the number of networks that support VA medical centers and realign policy ...

Advances in trauma care have accelerated over the past decade, spurred by the significant burden of injury from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Between 2005 and 2013, the case fatality rate for ...

Macy Alcido is a former writer for Forbes Health, based in New York City. She discovered her love for health reporting while attending the Columbia Journalism School, and has since contributed ...

Natasha Caleel Freutel is a health and fitness writer, personal trainer and licensed occupational therapist. She obtained her bachelor's degree in kinesiology and master’s degree in occupational ...

Maureen Flatley and Taylor Barkley President Donald Trump’s executive order directing states to deploy artificial intelligence in foster care isn’t just welcome — it’s overdue. The provision calling ...

Consolidation of health care providers into vertically integrated health systems continued through the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in ever greater concentration in the U.S. health care system.

Terry Adirim ([email protected]) is deputy assistant secretary of defense for health services policy and oversight, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Department of ...

Coming off the deadly pandemic, health care has taken center stage as a global issue. While the U.S. is facing health care struggles that include increased maternal mortality and lower life expectancy ...